Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Venus opposes Jupiter this week, and this transit peaks Friday, May
19. The energy of this will be prevalent all week, and for a few days after. After Venus crosses Jupiter, it will square
Pluto on May 25, but the energy
will be apparent beforehand.

Venus is the
planet of love, money and values.
Jupiter rules money, expansion and increases whatever it touches, but Jupiter
is retrograde at 14-13 degrees of Libra.

Both planets
are benefics and this transit holds the potential for social interaction,
relationships and a lazy type of day, but it also holds greater potential for 'blowing things out of proportion,' overstating,
embellishing, exaggerating, making mountains out of molehills and drama. Have
you ever seen someone smiling, but holding a knife behind their back?

As Venus is
in Aries the sign ruled by Mars, people
may seem determined or even zealous in terms of what they want to accomplish.
What they want to accomplish may relate to overblown expectations and demands
and could cause problems. Hot heads may emerge, and boundaries can become an
issue, personal and otherwise.

Jupiter is
considered a 'masculine,' planet and Venus a feminine planet and herein could
lie conflict. Conflict could come from within relationships between the sexes
or there could be outside interference.

The
combination of Jupiter and Venus in an opposition can also relate to dealing
with those who have false values, and values may be called into question as we
can now see playing out in the current news. As Jupiter is retrograde in the
sign of partnerships some relationships may seem, or be falling apart. Venus may desire more than Jupiter can
deliver, especially in its retrograde state.

Watch
overspending, and overindulging or you will pay the price later.This will not be a high discipline day. I
would be careful about being drawn into situations that can become overly
dramatic.

On the world
stage, this transit falls dead on the Sun in the US natal chart 7th house of
'open enemies.' Who our enemies are, and our/their values will be called into question,
and the Sun in the US chart rules the President/high government officials.

We could
hear news relating to national values, foreigners, enemies, money and women.